| Re: Glastonbury - Castle Cary bus link trial ambition Posted by grahame at 09:22, 30th January 2026 |     |
From Facebook and linking to their web site at https://www.glastonburytrainlink.org
As of December 2025, the government announced a new fund for local bus services, the Local Authority Bus Grant (LABG). Somerset Council has been awarded £4.3 million for each of the next three years. Through the Somerset Bus Partnership, we have submitted a request for £150k to cover the entire cost of the pilot service for the first six months and to add a buffer to ensure the trial lasts for at least 12 months (see details of funding requirements below).
The decision on the allocation of these funds is due shortly. If you get an opportunity to talk to your local councillor in the coming days, expressing your support can only help.
The decision on the allocation of these funds is due shortly. If you get an opportunity to talk to your local councillor in the coming days, expressing your support can only help.
| Re: Glastonbury - Castle Cary bus link trial ambition Posted by grahame at 07:29, 30th January 2026 | |
Very good idea,although hoped the time table would be flexible so if the train is running late,
the bus would still wait a reasonable time to connect for the journey to Glastonbury
the bus would still wait a reasonable time to connect for the journey to Glastonbury
What is the status these days on buses-awaiting-trains. It used to be that the traffic commissioner could penalise bus operators for a pattern of late running and wait-at-station could be expensive. Where bus routes call at stations to pick up only a minor part of their traffic, that is understandable but where the major flow is from the train ...
| Re: Glastonbury - Castle Cary bus link trial ambition Posted by infoman at 05:35, 30th January 2026 | |
Very good idea,although hoped the time table would be flexible so if the train is running late,
the bus would still wait a reasonable time to connect for the journey to Glastonbury
| Glastonbury - Castle Cary bus link trial ambition Posted by Mark A at 18:56, 29th January 2026 | |
A campaign to launch a trial bus service to ascertain demand for travel between Glastonbury and a railhead.
Mark
https://somersetleveller.co.uk/environment/survey-aims-to-highlight-need-for-targeted-bus-service-from-glastonbury-to-train-station/
